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Ruth Davidson: SNP do not speak for Scotland Ruth Davidson: SNP do not speak for Scotland
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Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP do not speak for Scotland, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives is to insist. Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP do not speak for Scotland, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has insisted.
Ruth Davidson will tell the Conservative conference that the majority of Scots do not want another "divisive" independence referendum. Ruth Davidson told the Conservative conference that the majority of Scots do not want another "divisive" independence referendum.
And she will say Scotland is "bigger, more varied, more complex than the SNP would like to pretend it is". And she said Scotland is "bigger, more varied, more complex than the SNP would like to pretend it is".
The Scottish Conservatives are currently the second largest party at Holyrood, behind the SNP.The Scottish Conservatives are currently the second largest party at Holyrood, behind the SNP.
But the Tories only have one MP in Scotland, while the SNP returned 56 in last year's general election.But the Tories only have one MP in Scotland, while the SNP returned 56 in last year's general election.
Ms Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, said a second independence referendum was "highly likely" after Scotland voted to remain in the EU but the UK as a whole voted to leave.Ms Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, said a second independence referendum was "highly likely" after Scotland voted to remain in the EU but the UK as a whole voted to leave.
She has instructed Scottish government officials to start drawing up plans for a new vote, and recently launched a "new conversation" aimed at boosting support for independence.She has instructed Scottish government officials to start drawing up plans for a new vote, and recently launched a "new conversation" aimed at boosting support for independence.
But recent opinion polls have suggested there has not been a large shift in favour of independence since the Brexit vote, with a narrow majority still apparently in favour of Scotland remaining in the UK.But recent opinion polls have suggested there has not been a large shift in favour of independence since the Brexit vote, with a narrow majority still apparently in favour of Scotland remaining in the UK.
Ms Davidson will urge the Conservative conference not to believe SNP assertions that Scottish independence is now inevitable, and will pledge to "fight every inch" to keep the UK together. Ms Davidson urged the Conservative conference not to believe SNP assertions that Scottish independence is now inevitable, and pledged to "fight every inch" to keep the UK together.
She will say: "Every nation is bigger than any one party - bigger than any one person. She said: "Every nation is bigger than any one party - bigger than any one person.
"So next time you see Nicola Sturgeon picking a fight, or trying to claim the United Kingdom is over, remember, she does not speak for the country."So next time you see Nicola Sturgeon picking a fight, or trying to claim the United Kingdom is over, remember, she does not speak for the country.
"And, when she threatens to put yet another divisive referendum back on the table, the nation is not behind her. She's not speaking for the majority. Because the majority of us want to move on.""And, when she threatens to put yet another divisive referendum back on the table, the nation is not behind her. She's not speaking for the majority. Because the majority of us want to move on."
Ms Davidson will be speaking immediately ahead of Prime Minister Theresa May's address to the conference, which is being held in Birmingham. Ms Davidson was speaking immediately ahead of Prime Minister Theresa May's address to the conference, which is being held in Birmingham.
And she will also use her speech to hold up Mrs May as evidence that "gender is no barrier to advancement" in Britain. And she used her speech to hold up Mrs May as evidence that "gender is no barrier to advancement" in Britain.
The SNP accused Mrs May of using "inflammatory" language at the weekend after she used a speech at the conference to criticise "divisive nationalists" who she said were seeking to "undermine" the UK.The SNP accused Mrs May of using "inflammatory" language at the weekend after she used a speech at the conference to criticise "divisive nationalists" who she said were seeking to "undermine" the UK.